Paul Hanlon has revealed he has spoken with Martin Boyle after his World Cup disappointment.
The Hibs star jetted to Qatar with Australia hoping to recover from the injury he sustained in club action last month however he has been unable to return to full fitness and has now been ruled out of Graham Arnold's plans for Qatar. The Socceroos begin their campaign tonight against France with lots of SPFL representation including Celtic's Aaron Mooy and Hearts trio Kye Rowles, Nathaniel Atkinson and Cammy Devlin.
Boyle has been a key player since turning out for Australia and will be a huge miss. Club mate Hanlon admits everyone is 'proper gutted' and 'devastated' but has backed him to play a major role off the park this time around and tipped him to get another chance at the tournament in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 2026.
